Human rights groups said, "Sexual violence is being used as a weapon for civilians. Obvious war crimes," said human rights groups, saying that in Ukraine, where Russia's military invasion continues, civilians have been accused of being sexually assaulted by Russian soldiers. It must not be an act that corresponds to this. "
Human Rights Watch, an international human rights group, released a report this month alleging that Russian soldiers had sexually assaulted civilians in Ukraine.
According to the report, a 31-year-old woman in eastern Kharkiv was evacuated with her family to the basement of the school, where Russian soldiers invaded and the woman was taken to a classroom upstairs.
The woman was threatened with a gun pointed at her temple, was sexually assaulted many times, and had her neck and hair cut with a knife.
In addition to this, there are reports of three suspected sexual assaults in Chernihiv and Mariupol, and the group is proceeding with an investigation.
Teppei Kasai of Human Rights Watch said, "Russian soldiers may have killed victims or burned their bodies to conceal the war crime of sexual violence. Very few damages are revealed. So, I'm worried that there are a lot of victims. "
He added, "In war and conflict areas, sexual violence has always been a weapon against citizens, but the same thing is happening this time. It should not be an act that is an obvious war crime." Did.
Regarding sexual violence against civilians, Ukrainian Attorney General Benedictova also wrote on Facebook: "There have been numerous reports of sexual assaults by Russian soldiers on women, men, children and the elderly. All were killed. It is necessary to investigate because women may have been damaged. ”In addition, it is necessary to be careful not to cause further trauma by responding to questions from doctors, investigators, the media, etc. I am calling for it.